Fire-annihilator



(No Model.)

I. KITSEE.

FIRE ANNIHILATOR.

No. 252,678. Patented Jan. 24,1882.

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ISIDOR KITSEE, OF CINCINNATI, O HIO. I

FIRE-ANNIHILATOR.

SPEGIFICATIQN'forming part of Letters liatent No. 252,678, dated January24, 1882.

Application filed November 7,1881. (*0 lnodtl.) I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISIDOR KITSEE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamiltonand State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement inFire-Annihilators, of which the fol: lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tireann'ihilators; and itconsists of devices for holding in reserve magazines of chemicals, whichare ejected therefrom by the melting of fusible retaining-connectionsinto a common receptaole, and which therein commlngle by naturalatfinity into gas or vapor, which escapes through suitable eductionpipes or valves.

I have found by experience that the gases or 'apors in general use forthe purpose of extinguishing fires, when prepared and kept for use forany length of time in a completed condition, become liable todeteriorate, and that by keepingthe several constituent chemicalelements that compose such gases or vapors in separate chambers, andthen com mi n gli n g them when required for use, the gases and vaporsthus evolved are purer and more effective for the purposes intended.

' The object of my invention is to obviate the defects herein pointedout of keeping fire-annihilating gases or vapors always prepared in acompleted condition; and in order to carry out my invention, 1 providesuitable mechanical devices, which, when brought into action, empty theseveral constituent elements of fireannihilating material into a commonreceptacle, where they combine and form the required vapor or gas, theseveral chemicals being released from their separate chambers orcompartments by the melting of fusible connections, and therefromdischarged into a com mon receptacle, wherein they commingle and combineby natural ,atiinity and produce a re quired gas or vapor.

For the purpose ot illustrating my invention and the manner in which itmay be used and operated, reference is bad to the accompanying drawings,in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Ido not desire to limit myself to the mechanical devices shown in thedrawings, as it is manifest that any devire that will release separatesuitable chemical ingredients and eject them in to a common reservoir,wherein, being brought together, they will combine and formtire-annihilating gases, vapors, or fluids, can be used withoutdeparting from-the scope of my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a deby fusible wires (1 d, or wireswhich may be re-.

tained by fusiblejoints d d. 7

'Instead of the suspensory wires, the cylinder may be kept in positionby means of fusible keys or caps, as illustrated at 01 Fig. 1, or anysuitable fusible connection.

B is a reservoiror generating-chambe r,which may contain any fluid or 1ecessary ingredient thatnill combine with tile ingredients contained inthe compartments a a. Springing from the generator B are two or morevertical spouts, 0, open at each end, the upper openings of which areclosed by the cylinder A, which rests thereon.

The generator B is provided with ednctions B B which may be entirelyopen, as shown inFig. 2, or may be closed by easily-fusible diaphragms12 or have rose-caps b In lieu of the eduction ends B B or in additionthereto, pipes I) may extend from the generator and be led therefrom andbranch out into any part of the building.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a sectional view thereof.Fig. 4 represents parts in detail.

Theo 'terationofmydeviceisobvious. When the chemicals are emptied fromtheir separate apartments into a. common receptacle they therein combineand compose the fire-annihilating gas or vapor,which passes out throughsuitable conduits and is evolved into the rooms of a building. As, forinstance, suppose compartment a should contain sulphuric acid andcompartment a should contain lime, by rupture ot' the fusible connection(I dthe cylinder A would partially rotate, the traps or doors A wouldstrike against the spouts G and auto matically open, discharging thecontentsof the compartments into the generator B, from whence thefire-annihilating compound generated by contact of the chemicals wouldpass through the eduction ends or pipes.

Connected with the operative parts may be combined any form ofannunciators, electric armatures, or fire-alarms, or water-connections.

What I claim is- 1. In a gas or "aporfire-annihilator, a mag azincadapted to contain chemical ingredients in separation, held in positionby fusible connections the rupture of which brings said chemicalsiu tocontact, in combination with areceiving-gencrator, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a fire-annihilator, the combination of a recciring-generatorhaving suitable induced with suitable receiving-conduits and educotion-openings, substantially as described.

ISIDOR KITSEE.

\Vitnesscs J osrI. ABRAHAM, VICTOR ABRAHAM.

